Free Practice 3 results - Germany 2014 - Rosberg retakes the top spot, with Alonso third

Published 19 July 2014 by Christine

Rosberg fastest in the heat on Hockenheim — Credit: Daimler AG

Mercedes continued their domination at their home circuit, with Ferrari improving to best of the rest in final practice. Fernando Alonso was third ahead of the two Williams drivers, with Kimi Räikkönen down in eighth. The Finn suffered a fuel system problem that kept him in the garage.

Further back, the Red Bull duo were down behind Kevin Magnussen, whilst Toro Rosso are firmly in the midfield - their drivers just three tenths apart. Max Chilton was left at the rear of the field, completing only seven laps.

Position	Driver	Team	Time	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1:17.779	24
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1:18.380	20
3	Fernando Alonso	Scuderia Ferrari	1:18.384	11
4	Felipe Massa	Williams Martini Racing	1:18.575	18
5	Valtteri Bottas	Williams Martini Racing	1:18.611	19
6	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren Mercedes	1:18.756	16
7	Daniel Ricciardo	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	1:18.769	13
8	Kimi Räikkönen	Scuderia Ferrari	1:18.842	8
9	Sebastian Vettel	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	1:18.890	17
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:19.127	19
11	Daniil Kvyat	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:19.131	19
12	Jean-Éric Vergne	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:19.470	20
13	Jenson Button	McLaren Mercedes	1:19.489	15
14	Sergio Pérez	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:19.505	21
15	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber F1 Team	1:19.601	23
16	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 Team	1:20.078	23
17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia F1 Team	1:20.198	21
18	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1 Team	1:20.466	19
19	Adrian Sutil	Sauber F1 Team	1:20.844	6
20	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham F1 Team	1:21.018	21
21	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham F1 Team	1:23.077	14
22	Max Chilton	Marussia F1 Team	1:23.449	7